AwardsWatch Forums’ 50 Favourite Performances of 2017
For the last five years, the AwardsWatch forums have compiled their 50 Favourite Performances of the year and the results for 2017 are in. Once we... Read More
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‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sets Record at 15th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The International Cinephile Society (ICS), of which I am a voting member, has announced the nominations for its 15th season and... Read More
My Picks for the Best Films and Performances of 2017
Hey look, another Top 10 list. But wait, there’s more! Thinking about the films that I loved this year it was those that challenged me... Read More
New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Predictions
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) announces their best of 2017 film tomorrow and I have my predictions. I’m expecting a lot of love... Read More
NYFF54 Slate: Manchester, Moonlight, Double Kristen Stewart and Isabelle Huppert
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] From Cannes hits like I, Daniel Blake, Toni Erdmann and Elle to high-profile films in the Oscar hunt like Manchester by... Read More
2016 Cannes: I, Daniel Blake Wins Palme, Andrea Arnold Wins Third Jury Prize
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake took home the coveted Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is Loach’s... Read More
Cannes 2016 Distribution Watch: What’s Been Picked Up
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Sometimes it seems that for all of the prestige and pageantry of the Cannes Film Festival most American audiences will never see... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (April)
Viola Davis (Fences) has taken over the #1 spot from Ruth Negga (Loving) this month and it’s very likely we could see these two volley... Read More
6th Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) Awards: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Take Top Honors 
76th Berlin Film Festival Awards: ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film; ‘Queen at Sea’ Nabs Two Among Festival Unrest Over Politics 
‘Flies (Moscas)’ Review: To Be a Fly on the Wall is to See All in Fernando Eimbcke’s Quiet Family Drama [B-] Berlinale 
‘The Blood Countess’ Review: Isabelle Huppert’s Glamorous Vampire Mother Rises Above Baroque Bungle [C-] Berlinale